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Turnbull Government and Labor must show political courage and commit to increasing Newstart: Greens

23 May, 2018 - Research by the Salvation Army showing the average Newstart recipient has just $17 a day to live off after accommodation expenses should not be i...

Tone deaf Liberals plunder from ABC to build yet another Captain Cook monument

23 May, 2018 - The Liberal Government has refused to rule out further cuts to the ABC and does not know the name of the Indigenous nation it is planning to plac...

Death on Manus

22 May, 2018 - The death of a Rohingyan refugee who was in Australia’s care on Manus Island is another preventable tragedy that is a direct result of the bipart...

More support for those living with mental illness

22 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The upcoming ACT Budget will provide greater support for Canberrans suffering with different levels of mental illness. This...

Death on Manus

22 May, 2018 - The death of a Rohingyan refugee who was in Australia’s care on Manus Island is another preventable tragedy that is a direct result of the bipart...

Turnbull threat to marine parks

22 May, 2018 - The Greens (WA) say it is vital that disallowance motions lodged by the party succeed in stopping the Federal Government’s new plans for marine p...

Greens welcome Custody Notification Service for WA, but further progress needed

22 May, 2018 - Monday, 21 May 2018 The Greens (WA) have welcomed a commitment by the State and Federal governments to introduce a 24-hour legal hotline in WA ai...

Myth of ‘sovereign risk’ on Adani mine is busted

21 May, 2018 - “The only constituency that really matters to Labor, the Liberals and the Nationals is their major donors, particularly in the fossil fuel sector...

Greens say “No Deal” to Labor and Liberal’s tax cuts

21 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens today ruled out supporting both the Coalition and Labor’s personal tax cuts, calling for greater public investment in essen...